tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post7627181294976950502..comments2015-08-02T16:07:21.312-04:00Comments on Buckeye Surgeon: Aggie Medicine?Jeffrey Parks MD FACShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-40178451405332427512009-12-14T17:29:32.411-05:002009-12-14T17:29:32.411-05:00Something to nibble on? Your wish may be granted....Something to nibble on? Your wish may be granted. Get ready for health care cannibalism where the &#39;divide and conquer&#39; strategy causes stakeholders to devour each other.Michael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-85626489378594501312009-12-14T17:02:14.698-05:002009-12-14T17:02:14.698-05:00Methinks that far too few docs really see the hand...Methinks that far too few docs really see the handwritting on the wall. The S Ilensky formula is in play.. Make Docs the bad guys and blame them for all that is wrong with health care today. Quantify their sins-70k to cut of a foot and excessive tonsellectomies.<br /><br />Offer the protection of the Government to prevent continuation of the abuse. Someone needs to watch the docs!<br /><br />As employer provided insurance is dropped in favor of the cheaper government program, docs will either follow the money (less $ for sure) or find other vocations. I imagine that access will become more difficult, the lofty goals of ending obesity and complications from diabetes will be a forgotten.<br /><br />However there is always farmingtomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-87462975200348089882009-12-14T01:41:09.728-05:002009-12-14T01:41:09.728-05:00...The efforts of the US Department of Agriculture...<i>...The efforts of the US Department of Agriculture resulted in more efficient farms...</i><br />Not always. Efficiently run farms continued as they always had, but suddenly they got a taxpayer handout, too. My grandfather and his friends continued to farm the way they always had, but the government paid them extra for doing it. They thought it was ridiculous, but who&#39;s going to turn down free money? They accept the subsidies knowing that they&#39;re getting free money for farming in the best way possible.<br /><br />Now the U.S. government will tell doctors how to practice medicine. Will doctors have a choice of going without government money if they believe there&#39;s a better way to practice medicine? Farmers can opt out. I doubt that doctors will really have much choice.WarmSockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192702662231361355noreply@blogger.com